Chapter 191: Circle Factions
Time flies!
In a blink of an eye, the time came to the seventh year of Zhenguan.
Streets of Chang'an City!
"Second sister-in-law, you think this bracelet is good, right?"
"Yes yes! But... Don't call me the second sister-in-law, I haven't written a word yet! ”
"Oops, you're going to have a wedding in a few days anyway, it's okay, I'll call first!"
"You, you!"
...
Under the protection of a group of guards, two beautiful girls laughed and joked, walking and shopping.
And at this time.
Not far from where they were, on the second floor of the Shiweitian Restaurant, several richly dressed teenagers sat on the tables along the street, watching this scene, and couldn't help but discuss.
"It's really flowers stuck in cow dung!"
"Yes! Who in the whole of Kyoto doesn't know the good name and literary name of the Li family's lady? But such a beauty, a talented woman, to marry a reckless man like the King of Chu, is really a tyrannical thing! ”
"Who's to say it isn't! But there's no way, they have had baby kisses since they were young! ”
"And it is said that seven years ago, when the lady of the Li family was seriously ill, it was the king of Chu who boiled the root of a thousand-year-old ginseng to boil the soup, and she was cured, and she had the grace to save her life, and the lady of the Li family had already said that the king of Chu would not marry in this life!"
"Alas... In the final analysis, we are still unlucky, and we don't have a grandfather who has set a marriage contract for us and the Li family's lady! ”
...
While talking, several teenagers suddenly appeared in the midst of them, and one of them had been drinking silently and saying nothing.
"Alas, I said eldest grandson, don't you say something?" A teenager asked curiously.
"Huh!"
Eldest Sun Chong smiled, pointed to the floor, and quipped, "Guess... Who owns this store? ”
Who drove it?
The teenagers were stunned for a moment, and then when they saw the sign of food for heaven hanging in the store, their faces suddenly became ugly.
Food for the sky is the industry of the Chu Palace!
This is something that the whole capital knows!
"It's... This... This..."
Several teenagers looked at each other, and they were a little flustered for a while, not knowing what to say.
King Chu is not easy to mess with!
Although he rarely shows up, it is said that both the crown prince and the much-loved fourth prince Li Tai have been beaten by him.
A proper demon king of the mixed world!
In the second-generation circle, the notoriety is comparable to Cheng Guogong, who is known as a goblin!
Well, the above is promoted by an unknown prince and the fourth prince in the second-generation circle, and it is limited to the second-generation circle.
There are also folk comments about the King of Chu in the court, which is still good.
"Don't worry!"
The eldest grandson Chong smiled and said, "King Chu is not so stingy!" And... After so many years, how many times have you met King Chu? As we all know, the King of Chu is a martial idiot, and he usually exercises martial arts in the palace, how can he trouble you with kung fu? ”
"Whew~"
Hearing this, several teenagers breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's right, Brother Eldest Sun!"
At this time, a young man said curiously, "Speaking of the King of Chu, can you tell us about the King of Chu?" For so many years, everyone doesn't know anything except that King Chu is a martial idiot, King Chu is mysterious all day long, and everyone is very curious about King Chu! ”
"yes!"
"Let's talk about it, your aunt is the eldest grandson queen, she should know more than us, right?"
"Uh-huh, everybody's curious!"
...
A group of teenagers chimed in.
"Huh!" Eldest Sun Chong showed a wry smile.
To be honest, he didn't know anything about the King of Chu either.
No way!
King Chu is too mysterious!
Throughout the year, the number of appearances in front of the public is also very limited, except for the New Year's holidays, as well as the queen's birthday, Li Shimin's birthday can be seen on the scene, he can not be seen at other times.
He didn't have any friendship with the King of Chu, let alone understand it.
And just when he had a headache, out of the corner of his eye, he happened to see a group of teenagers walking upstairs with a teenager in their arms.
The savior is coming!
The eldest grandson's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Cousin! ”
Hearing this voice, Li Chengqian, who was surrounded by a group of teenagers and went upstairs, followed the voice, but saw his cousin Changsun Chong.
Immediately!
He smiled slightly, and led people towards the eldest grandson.
In the second generation of Chang'an, there are also circles and factions.
According to the position of the father, the department in charge, the circle faction of the father, the prince that the father is inclined to, and so on, it is divided into dozens of circles and factions.
Of course, this is not to say that a person can only join one circle and faction, in fact, as long as the nature of the circle and the faction do not conflict, the background does not conflict, and there are no hostile people, there is no problem with how many circles and factions one wants to join.
And among them, there are three of the largest circle factions!
The prince's faction dominated by Li Chengqian.
The faction of the four princes dominated by Li Tai.
and the centrists dominated by Changsun Chong.
Li Chengqian is the prince's faction, while Changsun Chong is the neutral faction.
However, the reason why Changsun Chong is a neutral faction is not because he doesn't want to take sides, but because he has no way to take sides.
The prince's faction and the four princes' faction are the circles that stand at the top of the second-generation circle, and the two circles are still clash with each other... Well, both of them are recognized as strong contenders for the throne, and all the second generation will either join the prince faction or the four princes.
But it's really hard for Changsun Chong to join any faction!
Whether it is the crown prince or the fourth prince, they are all born to his aunt, and it is not good for him to stand in either faction!
Therefore, he can only entangle a group of people who also don't want to take sides, can't stand in line, or whose parents don't belong to any faction, to form a neutral faction.
However, although he did not join either of the two factions, and also set up a faction of his own, in general, Changsun Chong had a good relationship with the people of the two factions--- both parties wanted to win him over.
"Hey, the eldest brother and the eldest grandson's cousin are here!"
At this time, another group of people came up with a fat man in their arms.
It's no one else!
It is Li Tai, who is most favored by Li Shimin.
"Fourth brother, are you coming to eat too?" Li Chengqian looked at the visitor, and after a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, he greeted with a smile.
"Yes, big brother!" Li Tai also responded with a smile.
From the conversation between the two, others basically couldn't tell that the two were in a hostile state.
But this is the real second generation!
In fact, like in TV series, in movies, the kind of hostile second generation who want to kill you as soon as they meet is basically impossible in reality.
As a second generation, his parents are both high-ranking officials and ministers, and they have received the strictest education since they were children, and they have also exaggerated many dark deeds.
Even if they meet, they will laugh, be humble and wronged, and maybe even have a drink together, a meal together or something.
Of course, when the bayonet should be red in private, they will be more ruthless than anyone else.
"Together?" Li Chengqian invited.
"Together, together!" Li Tai agreed with a smile.
And looking at this scene, the eldest grandson Chong's head was big.
Although on the surface, the two of them look like brothers, friends and brothers, but the actual situation is naturally clear to him, and the two are afraid that they can't wait for each other to die.
However, it's all here, what else can he say?
One of these two is the crown prince, the other is the fourth prince, one is his cousin and the other is his cousin, can he still refuse them?
That's it!
The teenagers next to Changsun Chong gave up their positions very interestingly, and sat on other tables with Li Chengqian and the teenagers brought by Li Tai, while Li Chengqian and Li Tai were brothers, friends, and Changsun Chong, whose scalp was numb, sat together.
"By the way, cousin, what were you talking about? I seem to faintly hear some king downstairs? After sitting down, Li Chengqian asked with a smile.
"Yes, I vaguely heard you chatting from a distance just now, what are you talking about?" Li Tai also asked with a smile.
Seeing the two of them like this, while the eldest grandson Chong was full of helplessness, he could only speak, "We are talking about the King of Chu!" ”
King Chu!?
Hearing this name, Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who were still smiling, suddenly turned green with a "swish" on their faces.
This name reminds them of that unbearable childhood!
Recalling the scene when they were young and ignorant, repeatedly provoked Li Kuan, and were beaten brutally, they were chilled all over their bodies!
But it seems that God is deliberately playing tricks on people!
At this time, in the direction of the stairs, a young figure of Li Chengqian and Li Tai who were so familiar with their teeth appeared in their sight!